Idaho Primary Election Sees Key Races Pressed
Idaho voters head to polls Tuesday to choose party nominees in a 1946 primary. Key races include Democratic senator contenders Gossett and Donart and Republican gubernatorial hopefuls Bottolfsen and Robins. Campaigns focus on nationalization issues and regional controls as observers note servicemen registration and postwar population questions.
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Idaho
Boise
Sen
Gossett
George Donart
Donart
U.S
Taylor
C. A. Bottolfsen
Arco
C. A. Robins
St. Maries
Adm
H. Blackstock
Marsing Stockman
Weiser
Paul L. Geddes
Blackfoot
Bear Lake County
Rep. Dworshak
Pete Leguineche
F. M. Bistline
Pocatello
Columbia Valley Authority
Perry A. Nelson
Shore Leave Proposal Turned Down
The CIO National Maritime union rejected a labor department plan for one day shore leave for every 14 days at sea while keeping a 56 hour week. Eastern ship operators supported the idea, but the union demanded a 44 hour week and called the proposal impractical. A strike was prepared with CMU backing, and a nationwide walkout loomed as unions organized kitchens and other strike measures.
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Washington
CIO National Maritimes Union
Labor Department
Committee For Maritime Unity
CMU
Harry Bridges
Joseph Curran
National Council of the Union
Union
Philadelphia
Thomas Carolan
Twin Falls swindler targets veterans in housing scam
A lone con man advertised a five room house for lease in Times News and rented it twice to two veterans after giving a Reno bank check as a down payment. He cashed a $350 check and fled, with FBI jurisdiction for charges of obtaining money under false pretenses and mail fraud. Authorities pursue similar schemes in Salt Lake City and Reno.
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Twin Falls
Salt Lake Ciy
Reno
Nev
FBI
Times News
Weather Outlook for Primary Election in Idaho
The U S weather bureau predicts excellent weather across the state for tomorrow's primary election. Federal meteorologist E H Jones says any mountain showers will be light and not affect voting conditions. Slight cooler temperatures are forecast for tomorrow.
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Boise
U. S. Weather Bureau
E. H. Jones
Atom Franco On Schedule
New York United Nations week faces heavy work on atomic energy and Franco Spain. Economic and social council seeks June 20 adjournment. security council to meet to discuss a Franco regime subcommittee report with a compromise plan under consideration.
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New York
United Nations
Spain
Economic and Social Council
Russia
United States
Britain
Council
Security Council
Generalissimo Franco
General Assembly
Idaho Trout Season Opens at Ashton Lake
Lake to Open ASHTON Henrys lake begins its trout season Saturday. Fremont county water near Yellowstone attracts anglers. Cutthroat and rainbow trout, many over 10 pounds, draw resort owners and conservation officers expecting a capacity crowd at the opening Gate.
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Ashton
Henry’s Lake
Idaho
Fremont County
Yellowstone National Park
Bishop Advises Russia At UN Spotlight
The Right Rev. William T. Manning, Protestant Episcopal bishop of New York, urged Russia to end its obstructive UN stance. He said Moscow should be told that true world peace requires allowing freedom of news and expression.
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New York
William T. Manning
Russia
United Nations
War-Bred Fear Triggers Marine’s Suicide in Pittsburgh
Roy E. Delaplaine, a 20 year old ex marine corporal from Wilkinsburg, suffered flashbacks to Saipan in 1944 amid thunderbolts of a storm. He seized a pistol near stairs at a home with Miss Shivers and her mother, refused to listen to pleas, and shot himself on the sidewalk after they left for help.
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Pittsburgh
Saipan
Roy E. Delaplaine
Ian Wilkinsburg
Exmarine
Miss Shivers
Ready-Made Meals From Freezer to Table in Half Hour
Washington reports a postwar trend to dinner ready meals that go from freezer to table in about 30 minutes. Frozen three-in-one plates for steak vegetables and potato cook from 20 degrees below zero in ovens aboard Pan American airliners and will soon reach domestic flights with fast hot meals.
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Washington
Naval Air Transports
Pan-American Airways
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Gunman Kills Great Northern Paper Firm Head in Boston
William A. Whitcomb, 73, president of the Great Northern Paper Co, was shot dead in his eighth floor Boston Safe Deposit office by a well dressed man who claimed to be a treasury department agent. Eleven to twelve employees were in another office when the slayer escaped. The killer described himself as 45 to 50 years old, wearing a straw hat and carrying a briefcase. The firm is a major newsprint supplier to New England.
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Boston
William A. Whitcomb
Great Northern Paper Company
Ing
Anot ‘Er
Wouitcomb
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Devonshire Street
Financial District
Treasury Department
Whitcomb
Lester R. Smith
Paul Rooney
Great Northern Company
New England
Garages hit by fires in three incidents across town
Fire department answered Sunday night to a five stall garage at 652 West Lander owned by John Cullen where a 1935 V-8 owned by H. J. Fain was damaged by a short in the wiring. Later the Jones garage at 444 West Bridger suffered a car fire linked to wiring short in the Jones vehicle carrying a 1333 number, with superstition cited by some staff. Early today crews fought a brush and grass fire at Lincoln and Whitman using wet sacks.
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John Cullen
West Lander
H. J. Fain
Ralph Jones
Jones
West Bridger
Lincoln
Whitman
Siam Names New King After Brother’s Death
In Bangkok the legislature unopposedly crowned Phumiphon Aduldet as king after the 20 year old Ananda Mahidol was found dead from a bullet wound in the Barompinan palace. A three member regency council was appointed while Pridi Phanonmyong was expected to remain premier. The nation mourns as details emerge on the sudden tragedy.
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Rangkok
Phumiphon Aduldet
Siam
Ananda Mahidol
Ananda
Phumiphon Aduildet
Boston
Mass
Prince Mahidol of Sonukhla
Harvard
Switzerland
Pridi Phanonmyong
Stassen Backs Griswold In Nebraska Senate Duel
Harold E Stassen supports Gov Dwight Griswold in the Nebraska GOP primary against incumbent Hugh Butler The outcome could affect Griswolds chance at the 1948 nomination and Stassens own political standing Nebraska 15 votes are at stake with Butler favoring the British loan stance and Griswold backing the loan.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dwight Griswold
Hugh Butler
Wendell L. Willkie
Wisconsin
Willkie
Stassen
Griswold
Butler
Indian Princes on Way Out With Fabulous Fortunes
Pandit Nehru, elected leader of the Indian National Congress, calls for democratization of native states within a projected federal framework. He argues ruling princes should transfer power to the people, though a prince could remain as a ceremonial head if the populace desires.
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Nehru
Canfield Hotel Fire in Dubuque Kills 16. 23 Missing
A Dubuque hotel blaze killed 16 people and left 23 missing as investigators from the state fire marshal office Dubuque county attorney and the coroner prepared to open a three way inquiry. The fire at the Canfield hotel began in the basement and spread through the 200 room structure as the Red Cross urged registered guests to report.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Canfield
Ywwen
F. S. Leonard
Wiliam Canfield
Red Cross
Zach Cook
Perry Kirch
Wekend
The
Kirch
Truman Expected to Veto Labor Disputes Bill
President Truman and aides privately expressed that he will veto the labor disputes bill setting up federal mediation machinery and broad union regulations. Administration spokesmen on Capitol Hill echoed the opposition as the White House weighs the measure after two days of study.
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Waspington
Truman
Congress
Whitehouse
Officers Hold Another in Jewel Thefts
CHICAGO reports that Col. Jack W. Durant and WAC Capt. Kathleen B. Durant were seized as the navy says the Hessian crown jewels were in a fence’s hands. Durant allegedly phoned a dealer and was directed to the key for a locker at the Illinois Central station where the gems were recovered. Court martial proceedings may follow in Germany.
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Chicago
Jack W. Durant
WAC
Kathleen B. Durant
John D. Evans
Lincoln
Nebr
Service Command
Col
Durant
LaSalle
War Department
David F. Watson
Burlingame
Calif
Germany
Col. Durant
Washington
Competition Ahead For Tourists In Postwar Boom
Bill Hammond of San Francisco warned Salt Lake City that intense postwar travel will bring competitive pressure on tourism related businesses. He urged western towns to push anti noise campaigns as travelers seek quiet sleep, noting the current travel surge may ease after the boom. The one day conference ends with officer elections this afternoon.
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Salt Lake City
Bill Hammond
San Francisco
United States Chamber of Commerce
Hammond
Mountain State Association
Chamber of Commerce
West
Bannock Development Co Inc Features Real Estate Firm Status
Articles of incorporation filed in the secretary of state's office by the Bannock Development Co of Pocatello to operate as a real estate firm. Capital stock listed at 50000 dollars. Incorporators are Ruby Y. Brown C. H. Eller and O. R. Baum, all of Pocatello.
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Boise
Secretary of State
Bannock Development Co
Pocatello
Ruby Y. Brown
C. H. Eller
O. R. Baum
Rail Official Si Fish Dies of Heart Attack at 46
George C. Fish general manager of the Union Pacific southcentral district died of a heart attack at age 46 while visiting a friend in town during a Salt Lake City business trip. Born February 18 1900 in Claysville Pennsylvania he began with the Union Pacific in 1919 and held multiple posts including Los Angeles division head and secretary to the general manager. He is survived by his wife Miriam and daughter Elizabeth of San Marino California. The body will be transported to Los Angeles for funeral arrangements under McHan Henderson.
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George C
Si) Fish
U. Stone
Red
Pocatello
Trai
Los Angeles
Utah
McHan-Henderson Funeral Home
Trusty Quits Idaho Pen Escape Reported
Leroy Simonson a 41 year old trusty at the Idaho state prison escaped today from the heating plant while preparing to start work. He is serving a two to 15 year term from Bonner county for first degree burglary and was last seen in blue overalls and a blue shirt. He had a prior reprieve to visit his injured son.
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Boise
Leroy Simonson
Idaho State Prison
Louis Clapp
Clapp
Simonson
Bonner County
Oklahoma
Colorado
Montana
Crash Claims 23 Die in Panama Canal Zone Flight
Army authorities investigated a C-54 crash on Taboga Island off the Canal Zone coast. 19 bodies were recovered before nightfall as rescue efforts paused. The flight ran from Morrison Field to Albrook Field. Among the dead was Pfc. Floyd W. Croby of Spanish Fork Utah.
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West Palm Beach
Fla.7
Morrison Field
Taboga Island
Canal Zone
Albrook Field
C. Z
Floyd W. Croby
Spanish Fork
Utah
Hotelman Raps Publicity In Idaho Tourism Debate
Rexburg Idaho hotelman charges that the Better Highways platform hurts tourism as politicians exaggerate Idaho road conditions. Jerry Garvin secretary of the Idaho State Hotel association says press and radio talk worsens prospects while noting highway conditions nationwide deteriorated during the war due to shortages.
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Rexburg
Jerry Garvin
Idaho State Hotel Association
Idaho
Garvin
Boat Accident Fatal Near Port Townsend
A 14-foot skiff capsized during a Sunday outing near Port Townsend Washington. Charles Bader 26 was found dead on the overturned hull after a coast guard flight. His mother Olive Franc ois Bader 39 Ernie 17 and Donald Crowell 16 were missing, with a third brother surviving by swimming to shore.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Charles Bader
Coast Guard
Olive Francois Bader
Ernie
Donald Crowell
James E. Crowell
Brinnon, Wash
Senate Committee Restores Interior Budget Cuts
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Saturday set the Interior Department at 329,537,438 dollars, only 20,819,832 under the Budget Bureau request. Despite drastic House cuts, the panel restored most items toward bureau figures, with Senator Hayden noting general restoration to bureau-proposed levels.
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Washington
Seneate Appropriations Committee
House
Interior Department
Budget Bureau
Department
Sen
Hayden
D-Aris
Bureau of the Budget
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